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What is a legal system? --
Law: formal and informal --
The background of American law --
The structure of American law: the courts --
The structure of American law: statutes and statute makers --
The structure of American law: executing policy --
Federalism and American legal culture --
Inside the black box: the substance of law --
Crimes and punishments --
Constitutional law and civil liberties --
On legal behavior --
Legal culture: legitimacy and morality --
The American legal profession --
Law and social change --
Epilogue: the future of law in the United States.